Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Brazil

Brazil: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 45.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
45.6%
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
8th
of 37 countries
All-time high
54.5%
in 2006
All-time low
41.1%
in 2020
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Brazil, 2006–2022

02040602006201420222006: 54.5 preT2009: 49.2 preT2011: 48.6 preT2012: 48.3 preT2015: 48 preT2016: 46.5 preT2017: 48.3 preT2018: 49 preT2019: 48.5 preT2020: 41.1 preT2021: 42.9 preT2022: 45.6 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 45.6% for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Brazil peaked at 54.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2020.

Brazil ranks 8th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2006 54.5%
2009 49.2% -9.8%
2011 48.6% -1.1%
2012 48.3% -0.7%
2015 48.0% -0.7%
2016 46.5% -3.0%
2017 48.3% +3.8%
2018 49.0% +1.5%
2019 48.5% -1.0%
2020 41.1% -15.2%
2021 42.9% +4.2%
2022 45.6% +6.3%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 45.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.9%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 45.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.1%, 2.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.8% 49.2% 54.5% 2
2010s 48.2% 46.5% 49.0% 7
2020s 43.2% 41.1% 45.6% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 5 Serbia 51.2% compare
  2. 6 Türkiye 47.9% compare
  3. 7 Belarus 46.2% compare
  4. 9 Kazakhstan 44.7% compare
  5. 10 Republic of Moldova 43.1% compare
  6. 11 Uruguay 39.8% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Brazil?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Brazil was 45.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2006.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Brazil ranks 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group